Japan. A Iwate Prefecture Fire Brigade Association Honorary Member Badge, Cased And Boxed Auction with 3 pages of English

with 3 pages of English translation

to HMCS Saskatchewan at Esquimalt on May 24

Polished wood finish on the exterior

Underneath his signature he stated his rank and role: Vizeadmiral u

Fussartilleristen Wardenburg u

Japan. A Iwate Prefecture Fire Brigade Association Honorary Member Badge, Cased And Boxed Auction with 3 pages of EnglishJapan; Silver gilt, 29. 5 mm (w) x 34. 2 mm (h), suspended from a hanger with pinback, extremely fine. In its hardshelled case of issue, balsa wood frame, black lacquer finish, gilt characters on the lid, maker marked on the inside lid, recessed medal bed, wear evident in the fabric overlying the hinged area, case near extremely fine, enclosed in its cardboard box of issue. Footnote: Iwate Prefecture is a prefecture in the Thoku region of Japan.